Single-engine piston

N20442

1939 Taylorcraft BL-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1939
Serial
1130
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145-B2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Smithsburg, MD
Registration record

N20442 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Taylorcraft BL-65
Serial
1130
Engines
Lycoming O-145-B2
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Smithsburg, MD
Certificate issued
2015-09-25
Airworthiness date
1939-01-06
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1A3DE
Mode S (octal)
50321736
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N20442.
  • 1939-01-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N20442

N20442 is a 1939 Taylorcraft BL-65, serial number 1130. It is registered to an individual in Smithsburg, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-145-B2 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 6, 1939.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N20442.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N20442.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.